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Monday, 25 July 2016

Attended Pulpfest 2016. Not going to write up a full report when Walker Martin does such a great job, just thought I'd share a few photos to whet your appetite.

The vendor room moved this year to a place with much better lighting.
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Pulpfest 2016 - Vendor Room

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Pulpfest 2016 - Vendor Room

Lots of bargains there:
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Pulpfest 2016 - Bargains galore

Some interesting pulps I saw there:
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Flash Gordon magazine/comic hybrid and a Black Mask with a Raymond Chandler story

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Gangster Stories - a Clayton pulp that I've never seen before

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Underworld Detective - another pulp that I've never seen before

Another interesting Pulpfest tradition - cakes in the Pulpfest themes:

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Pulpfest 2016 - Cakes

Some very interesting talks there:

The Artists of THE ARGOSY — 120 Years of Sensational Pulp Artists by David Saunders. who was presented with the Lamont award there for his service to the pulp community. A great talk with lots of interesting titbits about the artists and the magazine. Munsey believed in hiring a team and giving them a free hand.

I missed these because I was too tired, people told me they were good:

A Century of the Specialty Pulp — LOVE STORY MAGAZINE and the Romance Pulp Phenomenon (Laurie Powers)

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Laurie Powers won the Munsey award

A Century of the Specialty Pulp — WESTERN STORY MAGAZINE and the Evolution of the Pulp Western (Walker Martin/Ed Hulse)

And here's a photo that I took at this talk by Doug Ellis 120 Years of THE ARGOSY — The World’s First Pulp Magazine.
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Doug Ellis aka The Shadow Presenter gives a talk on 120 years of the Argosy

A surprise pulp cover I encountered at a restaurant near the venue:
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Sport Story cover poster in a restaurant near the Pulpfest venue

Lastly, an advertising banner that was used at a newsagent's for Western Story magazine
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A advertising banner that was used at a newsagent's for Western Story magazine